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Spectacular Compilation Of Virgil Van Dijk At Southampton Shows He Was Elite Before Joining Liverpool

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Published 14:43 19 Jun 2022 GMT+1

Spectacular Compilation Of Virgil Van Dijk At Southampton Shows He Was Elite Before Joining Liverpool

"He’s been the best in the league since 2016​."

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

​A spectacular compilation of Virgil van Dijk playing for Southampton shows he was an elite defender before joining Liverpool.

Van Dijk spent two-and-a-half-years at Southampton and starred before earning his big-money move to Anfield in January 2018.

Image: Alamy
Image: Alamy

He was snapped up from Celtic and showed his worth in the Premier League, producing stellar outings at the back. 

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A video of the Dutch international during his Southampton days brilliantly proves he was a world-class performer prior to signing for Liverpool.

The stunning clip shows his ability to defend, his incredible distribution and football IQ. 

​Not to mention his composure and calmness on the ball. Van Dijk had it all whilst plying his trade for the Saint Mary's outfit. 

Twitter user @CF_Compss shared a compilation on social media, accompanied with the caption: "Virgil van Dijk - Southampton Days. Apparently he’s only been good since 2019."

Fans online loved the Southampton version of Van Dijk.

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One Twitter user wrote: "He was the best Center half in the league while at Southampton that’s why we paid £75m for him​."

A second tweeted: "He was the best CB in the world all along and nobody even knew it.​"

A third added: "Makes me laugh people actually believe we spent 75m on some average CB then suddenly he became good​."

A fourth commented: "He’s been the best in the league since 2016​."

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Image: Alamy
Image: Alamy

Van Dijk finished the 2016/17 campaign at Southampton - but spent just six months more at the club before penning a deal with Liverpool. 

They splashed out a massive £75 million to acquire his services, with the star player going onto become one of the best defenders in world football. 

He's helped the Reds to Premier League and Champions League glory, fully justifying the club's decision to spend big. 

Featured Image Credit: Premier League/via Twitter

Topics: Virgil Van Dijk, Liverpool, Football, Southampton

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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